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And great interview by megyn kelly. >> do not change the game. there is no rational first strike capability of nuclear weapons. when you look at russia in terms of national security, their population from the united states and their economy is smaller than california. their active ground combat forces are actually not all that much bigger than u.s. marine core and they have a very poor naval and air strategic capability theyre trying to mode modernize. these guys are clever thugs. hes gotten rus...

Forward. >> all right, many questions still need to be answered, jim sciutto reporting for us. and the republican congressman joining us, a member of the foreign affairs committee a veteran of wars in afghanistan and iraq. thank you for joining us, lets get to the issue of the american soldiers, the intelligence that they had. the equipment they were relying on, how the evacuation, the search was carried out. you served in iraq and afghanistan, how do you explain the apparent blunders that took ...

Combat began and it was to continue for the next 96 hours, sir. brian: what did you do during that time, one of which you got shot, you got hit. but you didnt stop doing what? >> i didnt get shot, sir. i was hit with a rocket fragments. steve: um-huh. >> i didnt stop doing anything but my job. i was responsible for the health and welfare, i guess, of the 135 men that were with me. and as they went down, i went to their aid. that was what i was supposed to do. ainsley: captain, im reading about w...

Occur if u.s. forces in ground combat in north korea. you could read on military website, lieutenant general a tremendous piece about use of nuclear weapons in north korea. theres a lot of anxiety inside the military that this president will just do it. but, i dont think and this is my personal opinion that mcmaster and kelly will live up to general mcmasters ph.d. they sees dereliction of duty where moilt leadership stops this guy. i dont think it matters bob corker challenges donald trump. we ...

Jordanian/iraqi border, theyre not playing any games because theyve been delegated this authority. on the other hand, donald trump is not looking at this game at all strategically. the united states could be brushing up against russia and creating tactical friction, you know, all over the place. but, you know, like he said, if he is in debt to them in some way, whether rhetorically or actually financially in debt to them, i think hes terrified that robert mueller and this special counsel team ar...

That robert mueller and this special counsel team are going to find it. they just brought in some of the top financial crime people in america, and thats all hes concerned about. nothing else matters. you know, we could be in ground combat, and i dont think hed care. >> malcolm nance and david frum, thank you both for joining us tonight. appreciate it. coming up, security clearances are supposed to be suspended if youre under investigation -- unless your name is jared.

They are not in ground combat like never before. it is just simply not whats happening on the ground. in the air, a lot of action. on the ground, however, perhaps worth taking a moment to remember. during the years of heavy combat, fighting perhaps like never before, more than 30,000 american troops wounded in action, more than 3,000 killed in action on that iraqi battlefield. >> and as for the air strikes and civilian casualties, what more are we learning, barbara? >> that indeed u.s. air strik...

>> president trump wanted ideas about how to speed up the fight with isis. so the pentagon now working on a number of ideas. they want to say its short options but they are working on ideas. they want to send a number of conventional ground troops. theyre in small teams together and this would give the u.s. a role in ground combat. will they put this in front of president trump and will he decide to accept it because it will fundamentally change the risk calculation. its very dangerous business ...

As you said, the defense department and defense officials have said to me, as well, this is all to be determined how big and how often. but the list that ash carter gave to the congress today is helping hostages, intelligence, targeting isis leaders so this is real combat. i mean, lets call it what it is. new ground combat. an increase, an escalation of the were. >> being able to unilaterally in syria, that sounds like a big deal to me. >> thats just a distinction between the previous definition...

They struggled with how to go on ground combat. >> the iraq army banned positions. >> the same that famously run from battle when confronted by isis. >> the iraqi army out numbered isis 20, 30-1 in isil, the second largest city and basically surrounded it without a fight. >> perhaps the most important question is, does it make sense to go to war again in a country that may not even be a country anymore? listen to the people who know iraq well. >> iraq doesnt exist except lines on a map. >> most ...